What is the 16%?

According to Rogers, 2.5% of the population are innovators and 13.5% are early adopters. The goal of this blog is to make sure your thinking matches those of the leading 16% because let’s face it, what organization wants to be classified as a laggard? (It better not be yours if you want to be in the front pack of local government entities.)

SGR exists to promote innovation in local government, and this blog is one resource we are using to continue to do that.

No matter the size of your organization, you can take the information provided to better your leadership skills and have an innovative mindset. What are you waiting for? You’re just a click away from becoming part of the 16%! View our Blog

I first learned of Roger’s “diffusion of innovation” three or so years ago in Simon Sinek’s breakout TED Talk, “Start with the Why”. Thank you for the reminder, this is timely as our organization is just beginning to start the process of implementing the Servant Leadership philosophy, in an Exemplary Leadership Model, with a Transformative Leadership style. We are only beginning to take our first step in this journey, and we are starting with the overhaul of our performance review process. We have consulted Matt Mueller in Little Elm, Texas, and Scott Lazenby in Oswego, Oregon, for our transition to a more performance preview orientation, including hiring, promotions, and onboarding, as opposed to the traditional approach, which includes performance evaluation method. I can honestly say this is like trying to drink from a firehose!